Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t30.5

v2.c15.s2.t30.5

Jao Tsung-I engaged in a wide range of research areas, including Dunhuang studies, Oracle Bone studies, lexicology, historical science, bibliography, the Songs of Chu, archaeology, painting and calligraphy. His major works include ‘*An Investigative Study on the Geography of Chu-Ci*’ (The Songs of Chu) (1946), ‘*Oracle Bone Diviners of the Yin Dynasty*’ (1959), ‘*Analects of the History of Sino-Indian Cultural Relationships*’ (1990), ‘*Ci Ji Kao*’ (1992), ‘*Collection of Buddhism*’ (1993) and ‘*New Page of the History of Chinese Religious Thought*’ (2000). Most of his study results are featured by creativity. For example, he learned cuneiform and West Asian history from Jean Bottéro in Paris and translated ‘*Enûma Eliš*’ into Chinese with 10 years of effort, which is the first Creation Epic of the Near East translated by a Chinese scholar.